The Sweet Home is a copper mine located in Humboldt county, California at an elevation of 4,800 feet.
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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 4,800 Feet (1,463 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 40.85861, -123.72194
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Sweet Home MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Sweet Home
Secondary: Ruby
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Location
State: California
County: Humboldt
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Horse Mt. Copper Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: California Coast Ranges
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Cuprite
Ore: Copper
Comments
Comment (Production): NO PRODUCTION REPORTED
Comment (Workings): FOUR CROSSCUT ADITS AND 230 FT. OF DRIFTS. RUBY: CROSSCUT 510 FT. ADIT AND 250 FT. OF DRIFTING, ONE 60 FT. SHAFT.
Comment (Deposit): THOUGH SHOWN IN SEC. 28 IN B. 144, CALIF. REPT. 21 MAP, P. 306, SHOWS TUNNELS AND SHAFTS IN N1/2 SEC. 33. PART OF CLAIMS EXTEND INTO SEC. 28 THIS MINE IS PART OF THE HORSE MTN. COPPER MINE.
References
Reference (Deposit): ERIC, J. C., 1948 , TABULATION OF COPPER DEPOSITS IN CALIFORNIA IN COPPER IN CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES BULLETIN 144 , P 235
Reference (Deposit): LOWELL, F. L., 1914 : HUMBOLDT COUNTY; 14TH REPT. STATE MINE; CALIF. MIN. BUR., P. 397 - 399 .
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